Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: The Girl From Ipanema video + song

Celebrating the TJB legacy, Lost Treasures compiles previously unissued tracks and hard-to-find rarities, hand-picked by Alpert, including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” The Beatles’ “And I Love Her,” Cat Stevens’ “The Whistle Song” (written specifically for Alpert), and Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “(They Long To Be) Close To You,” which, in 1970, Alpert felt was better suited for The Carpenters’ sophomore A&M album.

Originally released in 1962, The Lonely Bull was not only Herb Alpert’s musical debut, but the first album released on A&M Records.  The title track hit the Billboard Top 10, as did the LP, which peaked at #10 and remained on the album chart for three years!  The cover began a run of TJB’s celebratory, sex appeal-infused LP jackets (most memorably the cream-clad covered model immortalized on 1965’s Whipped Cream And Other Delights).

1964’s South Of The Border was Alpert’s fifth gold album (peaking at #6), and lent his magic touch to some of the most popular hits of the era.  Covers of Jobim’s “The Girl From Ipanema” and The Beatles’ “All My Loving” were set alongside Spanish love songs, and the public obviously adored the mix. 

Genre: Oldies Length: n / a Played: 893 times	Release date: Added on: May 27, 2005 Reviewer: Jermy